Copper smokebox ?

Copper smokebox ?

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3 August 2014 at 11:11 #159583
steaming lanky
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I am ready to make my first Tich smokebox, the brass materials available will be slightly loose to the boiler O/D therefore NG. I have a short piece of copper tube which is suitable.

Is there any reason I should not use it?

Thanks Ron
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3 August 2014 at 11:11 #1306
steaming lanky
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Can I use copper tube instead of brass?
4 August 2014 at 09:39 #159677
Bob Youldon
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Hello Ron,

Provided the tube isn't soft then by all means use it, although be careful and support it well when drilling it etc. On a couple of my locomotives I have used copper tube without any problems and at present I'm refurbishing a big ugly 5" gauge atlantic that has a copper smokebox and thats probably seventy or more years old.

Regards,

Bob Youldon
4 August 2014 at 09:56 #159683
Phil H 1
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Ron,

You could also wrap a strip of brass round the boiler to form a spacer ring between the outside diameter of the boiler and the inside bore of your brass tube. I plant to do a similar spacer ring for my Northumbrian.

Phil H
4 August 2014 at 11:29 #159694
JasonB
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Ron, can I ask you to change your user name so it does not show your e-mail, one it will save it hiding text and two will stop you getting spam and as we all know spam tins don't make a good smokebox.

Depending on how big teh brass tube is you could also run a slitting sawe along it and silver solder back together, put the joint at the bottom and it won't show.

J
4 August 2014 at 14:02 #159716
steaming lanky
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Hi Guys,

Thanks for the usefull info, I will consider all alternative and work on the best one for me.

Regards Ron
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